AUCKLAND WELSH CHOIR
St Barnabas Anglican Church,
283 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden
September 11, at 4pm
THE Auckland Welsh Choir is holding a performance to raise money for the St Barnabas’ organ restoration fund.
Instrumentalists and soloists from the University of Auckland’s school of music will perform well-known Welsh favourites and pieces by Beethoven.
Tickets cost $25 and can be bought at the door, by visiting www.iticket.co.nz, or phoning (09) 361-1000. Under-14s are free.

CARLO CURLEY
Auckland Town Hall, Mayoral Drive,
Auckland City
September 4 at 7pm
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed musician Carlo Curley is famous for his elegant performances and quick wit.
The self-styled champion of the classical organ is a large and charismatic figure, who has dedicated his life to bringing music to suit all tastes to the masses.
A free pre-concert talk with the performer will be held at 5.45pm.
Tickets cost from $25-$35. To book, visit www.the-edge.co.nz or phone 0800-289-842.

SPRING FAIRY FESTIVAL
Main Highway, Ellerslie
September 4 from 10am-noon
ELLERSLIE Spring Fairy Festival returns for its 10th year on Saturday.
This free event brings the enchanted fairy kingdom to the village’s main street, with fairies, pixies, wizards and other magical folk entrancing visitors with stories, dances, shows and spells.
Highlights include the parade of the fairies, shows from The Aunties and Starfish Magic, and the opportunity to meet up with the Fairy Queen.

ALIAS : PORTRAITS OF IDENTITY
Fresh Gallery Otara, corner of Newbury Street and Bairds Road, Otara, Until September 4, opens today at 6pm.
AN UPCOMING exhibition plays with the idea of identity through the art of portraiture. Niutuiatua Lemalu’s Alias is Fresh Gallery’s 50th show.
It takes subjects and stories from magazines, dissecting the stereotype and masking of identity common in that media. In re-imagining these images, the artist exposes the character’s flaws and the clashes between stereotypes and reality through his paintings. Entry to the exhibition is free.

WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION
Level 6, Smith & Caughey’s, Queen Street, Auckland City, Until September 5.
THE year’s most confronting and compelling international press photos will be shown as part of the World Press Photo Exhibition. It showcases the winners of an international photojournalism competition and is brought to the city by the Rotary Club of Auckland. The exhibition contains 162 photos, chosen from more than 100,000 images submitted by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from 128 countries. Entry costs $5 and proceeds will go to charity.

THROUGH A LENS
Motat, Western Springs, Until October 31.
MOTAT is displaying photography by secondary school students in Through a Lens. Pupils from three Auckland schools sent in photos and artworks of the museum’s historic artefacts, with the top 20 pictures and 33 art pieces chosen for the exhibition. The students took creative inspiration from the existing photographic collections at Motat and historic cameras on display. Entry to the museum costs $14 for adults, $8 for under-16s and students, and $7 for senior citizens. Admission is free for under-fives.

KAI TO PIE : AUCKLAND ON A PLATE
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Domain Drive, Parnell, Until October 25, 10am-5pm.
A NEW exhibition celebrates Auckland’s extraordinary wealth of people and cultures, its fertile abundance of land, sun and sea, all through the lens of food. Kai to Pie: Auckland on a Plate is an exhibition about the story of New Zealand’s largest city. From an exploration of the extraordinary 1844 Remuera feast, to picnics under a chorus call of cicadas, and from the White Lady pie cart to conversations about the future of food, it’s an exhibition with something for everyone. Entry is free to Aucklanders with proof of address, while a donation is required for non-Aucklanders.